Guy Van Sam

Guy Van Sam
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-12-20)20 December 1935
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanese Republic
Date of death 8 February 2024(2024-02-08) (aged 88)
Place of death Toulon, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1955–1958 L'Enclos-Saint-François
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1960 Montpellier 73 (47)
1960–1965 RC Paris 122 (61)
1965–1968 Toulon 85 (30)
Total 280 (138)
International career
1961 France 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guy Van Sam (20 December 1935 – 8 February 2024) was a French footballer who played as a striker for Montpellier, RC Paris, and Toulon. He made three appearances for the France national team.

Personal life

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Guy was born in Beirut on 20 December 1935 to a Vietnamese father and a Lebanese mother.[1] He died in Toulon on 8 February 2024, at the age of 88.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b A., N. (20 March 1960). "Grâce à un Libanais (Indochinois), Montpellier redresse la tête" [Thanks to a Lebanese (Indochinese), Montpellier straightens its lead]. L'Orient (in French). p. 1.
  2. ^ Monsieur Guy Van Sam (in French)

Bibliography

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  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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